brighton16
New User
Hi all,
I had suspected that my previous dog's health conditions may have been down to genetic issues. She suffered from allergies (including a flea allergy that was off the scale and the specialist had said she had never seen one so bad), dry skin, ingrowing eyelashes, dry eyes, slipped discs, cruciate ligament disease, conjunctivitis, constant bladder and eye infections, thats what I can recall off the top of my head. She was recently PTS for kidney and liver failure aged 12.
However, her family tree seemed to show relatively little inbreeding, a cousin mating here or there. I accidentally stumbled upon KC inbreeding coefficient tool. I entered her name and was shocked to find a 24.8% COI, effectively equivalent of a father-daughter mating. Her father has a coefficient of 0.1% and mother 10.3%. Although it might explain her health conditions, I just can't see how it can be right? It just doesn't seem to match the family tree I have for her.
We thought we were just unlucky with her health conditions and we have contacted her breeder for another puppy, which is due in the new year. However I now have serious reservation about going back to them if this COI is correct.
I'm not a breeder or anything, just a curious former pet owner.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Thank you!
I had suspected that my previous dog's health conditions may have been down to genetic issues. She suffered from allergies (including a flea allergy that was off the scale and the specialist had said she had never seen one so bad), dry skin, ingrowing eyelashes, dry eyes, slipped discs, cruciate ligament disease, conjunctivitis, constant bladder and eye infections, thats what I can recall off the top of my head. She was recently PTS for kidney and liver failure aged 12.
However, her family tree seemed to show relatively little inbreeding, a cousin mating here or there. I accidentally stumbled upon KC inbreeding coefficient tool. I entered her name and was shocked to find a 24.8% COI, effectively equivalent of a father-daughter mating. Her father has a coefficient of 0.1% and mother 10.3%. Although it might explain her health conditions, I just can't see how it can be right? It just doesn't seem to match the family tree I have for her.
We thought we were just unlucky with her health conditions and we have contacted her breeder for another puppy, which is due in the new year. However I now have serious reservation about going back to them if this COI is correct.
I'm not a breeder or anything, just a curious former pet owner.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Thank you!